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PARIS (AFP) - Jacob Desvarieux, the Guadeloupean co-founder of Caribbean band Kassav' which shot to global fame in the 1980s by creating the fast-beat zouk music style, has died of Covid-19. Local ...

(FILES) In this file photo (L-R) Jacob Desvarieux of the band Kassav' performs at the "Setting The Stage - 2015 And Beyond" global all-star summer concert at the United Nations on June 6, 2014 in New ...

The vibrant spirit of the Caribbean pulsed through Brooklyn on Thursday, August 28, 2025, as the Caribbean Music Awards returned to the iconic Kings Theatre for a dazzling evening celebrating the rich ...

Tributes are pouring in for Guadeloupean musician Jacob Desvarieux, co-founder of the band Kassav' who died at the age of 65 on Friday after catching Covid. He shot to fame in the 1980s with the ...

NORTH MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Kendra Haynes stretches so far back that her long blonde hair touches the floor. It is a Monday night in Miami and the hour is approaching midnight. At the C Lounge and Cigar ...

Jacob Desvarieux, the Guadeloupean co-founder of Caribbean band Kassav' which shot to global fame in the 1980s by creating the fast-beat zouk music style, has died of Covid-19. Local media in the ...

A pioneer of Caribbean Zouk music has died in Guadeloupe after contracting COVID-19. Jacob Desvarieux, 65, was the co-founder of popular Zouk band Kassav’. According to local media outlets in ...